Sean Sheehan 
Charlotte, North Carolina is the host city for this week’s main MMA fare as the Octagon stops off on the seemingly unending world tour. Middleweight veteran Jacare Souza returns to main event the night against Derek Brunson while uber prospect Mirsad Bektic is the most exciting part of the rest of a pretty average card.
Here are my picks for the card
Middleweight – Ronaldo Souza vs. Derek Brunson: I think this will be closer than people think but the Jacare jiu-jitsu should get him a win.
Featherweight – Dennis Bermudez vs. Andre Fili: I like Bermudez over three rounds here.
Lightweight – Jordan Rinaldi vs. Gregor Gillespie: Gillespie
Welterweight – Drew Dober vs. Frank Camacho: Dober
Lightweight – Bobby Green vs. Erik Koch: Koch
Featherweight – Mirsad Bektić vs. Godofredo Pepey: Bektic
Women’s Flyweight – Katlyn Chookagian vs. Mara Romero Borella: Chookagian
Women’s Strawweight – Randa Markos vs. Juliana Lima: Markos
Women’s Flyweight – Justine Kish vs. Ji Yeon Kim: Kish
Lightweight – Vinc Pichel vs. Joaquim Silva: Pichel
Welterweight – Niko Price vs. George Sullivan: Sullivan
Featherweight – Austin Arnett vs. Cory Sandhagen: Arnett
BET OF THE WEEK
Jacare via submission at 2/1
START TIMES
Early Prelims – 9pm on Fight Pass
Prelims – 10pm on UFC Fight Pass and BT Sport
Main Card – 1am on BT Sport
You did not pick Niko Price Sean?????????????? I think he wins this fight easy man
If you were to do a treb what would you pick man,if you have the time id appreciate it,always follow your picks,your should start hitting again you picks the last while have not been good LOL,UFC is a mo fo
Thanks man. I’d probably go with Jacare, Bermudez & Bektic.
Yeh i think Bermudez gets this done Filli won’t be able to do what he done to artem and hide through takedowns and on the feet is to sloppy,i think Bermudez takes this fight easy enough
I got Price ko/dec,Kish by Decison and Gregor Gillespie by KO/dec
I have to checkout Bektics last two fights and do the same with Jacare and Brunson to see whats what,Jacare is a strong mo fo but Whitakker who i believe would have beat Rockold laid out the formula to beat Jacare but has Bruson the TD defence and striking needed??? i don’t know,but Jacare is a unit if he gets TD’s stuffed he will gass because of his size
I prob will throw in Jacare by sub,you obviously think that Brunson won’t be able to stop the bull from taking him down